Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station

Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station has a total capacity of 2,400MW and was developed in two stages. Hong Kong Pumped Storage Development Company, Limited (PSDC) is wholly-owned by CLP, which has contractual rights to use the equivalent of half of the first stage of the project (600MW).

This station uses hydro technology to store energy generated by other plants. Storage is achieved by pumping water from a lower to an upper reservoir. The stored energy can then be recovered by running the hydro units in reverse as generators, with their output available to the grid system at times of peak demand or as backup if other units shut down unexpectedly.

The pumped storage function also enables a nuclear plant to remain at full baseload operation despite fluctuations in system demand. Energy generated at Daya Bay, for example, can be used to pump water to the upper reservoir overnight, when system demand is low.

We use the contracted pumped storage capacity to support the operation and security of the Hong Kong electricity supply system.

Name

Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station

Location

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Right of Use

Hong Kong Pumped Storage Development Company, Limited (PSDC)

Equity Interest

N/A

Generation Type

Pumped Storage

Gross Capacity

2,400MW (Phase I : 4 x 300MW ; Phase II: 4 x 300MW)

Equity Capacity

600MW of Phase I(CLP - Right of Use for 40 years until 2034)

Year of Commissioning

Phase I : 1993 - 1994

Phase II: 1999 - 2000

Project Highlights

One of the largest pumped storage power stations in the world

First Class Hydro Power Station award in PRC in 1996

Unmanned operation in 2001

Selected as one of 100 projects to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China

The first station in the Mainland to be awarded NOSA 5 Stars for Safety Management